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Nintendo was the first in the industry to introduce the new $80 price for AAA games, but the company is careful to say that prices will fluctuate.

Like Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo is also embracing a pricing spectrum for new software. In 2020, publishers introduced a new $70 MSRP for games, and now five years later, both Xbox and Nintendo are hiking games to $80. Sony has yet to confirm its plans for $80 games, but analysts believe PlayStation game prices will be hiked too. Only some games will be $80, not all of them--Nintendo and Microsoft were both very deliberate in this rule.

We've seen evidence of this with the Switch 2's games lineup, with Mario Kart World priced at $80 and Donkey Kong Bananza at $70. There's no info on the pricing of other brand new Switch 2 games, but Nintendo says this variability will continue. In a recent interview with Brazilian newspaper Folha, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser re-affirmed the Switch 2's software price mapping strategy.

The new trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 has been officially released by Rockstar Games, and to go alongside the new story-driven trailer, Rockstar has updated its website, revealing more details about characters and locations.

The newly updated website listing for GTA 6 has a plethora of screenshots and descriptions on the characters seen in trailer 2, with Rockstar giving some information on the two main protagonists, Jason and Lucia. Additionally, the website has descriptions for a bunch of other characters players will meet when they finally get their hands on the highly anticipated title on May 26, 2026.

Rockstar has also provided some screenshots and descriptions for five locations in GTA 6, and those are: Vice City, Ambrosia, Grassrivers, Port Gellhorn, and Mount Kalaga. Each of these locations is distinctly different, features different types of individuals, settings, and flora/fauna. What can be seen below are screenshots and a short description of each of the locations, with screenshots of the highlighted area provided by Rockstar. If you want to learn more about the characters seen in Trailer 2, check out the link below.

The Switch 2 launches next month with over 20 new games and backwards compatibility support for thousands of Switch 1 games, and the summertime June launch gives Nintendo plenty of time to prepare more games for the critical holiday season.

Analysts expect the Switch 2 to sell up to 8 million units at launch, breaking all previous sales records and making it the biggest console launch in history. The usual mix of games, services, and gimmicks will drive this adoption and some analysts aren't particularly worried about the Switch 2's relatively thin slate of new games.

In a recent interview with GamesRadar, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella shares insights on the Switch 2's debut slate of games and why the selection isn't as important as, say, 6 months down the line when the holidays roll around.

Rockstar has just released the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, and what people may not have realized is the developer has also updated its website, revealing a ton of new information about each of the characters seen in the new trailer.

Trailer 2 is already off to a roaring start, racking up more than 10 million views since it was published only a matter of hours ago. Trailer 2 showcases some of the game's cinematic story elements and introduces viewers to a range of new characters. While the trailer doesn't give too much away story-wise, more has been revealed on the official Rockstar website, which appears the developer has quietly updated following the release of Trailer 2.

Below you will find each of the characters seen throughout the trailer, their names, and some official backstory from Rockstar. You can check out the website for yourself here. Trust me, it's worth it.

Rockstar has finally released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6, and at the time of reporting, it has reached 10 million views within just two hours of being published.

After its release date was officially delayed to May next year, Rockstar Games has attempted to heal the wound by releasing the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI. This time, we have gotten a close-up look at the two main characters of the story mode: Jason and Lucia. The trailer opens with Jason fixing his roof and then going around collecting money from owing tenants, and then going to pick up Lucia on the day she gets out of jail/prison.

The YouTube video description gives us a bit more of an explanation as to what is happening between the two characters, with the description stating, "Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida - forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive."

Rockstar Games has just surprise dropped the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, showcasing the game in never-before-seen detail.

Fans of Grand Theft Auto have finally been satisfied after Rockstar Games took to its YouTube channel to share the highly anticipated second trailer for GTA 6. The trailer, spanning just under three minutes, showcases the title's absolutely stunning graphics, which all appear to be in-engine. Not only do we get to have a look at the graphics, but we are introduced to the game's dual protagonists, Jason and Lucia.

US lawmaker plans to introduce new legislation that would verify the location of AI chips after they're sold, which would effectively solve the NVIDIA AI chip smuggling into China.

We know there are boatloads of high-end GPUs and AI chips entering China, even after the continuously strengthened US export restrictions, but those NVIDIA chips continue to flow into the country, with NVIDIA publicly claiming the company has no way of tracking where their products are after they're sold.

But now, U.S. Representative Bill Foster, a Democrat from Illinois who once worked as a particle physicist, said that technology to track chips after they're sold isn't hard, and that much of it is already baked into NVIDIA chips, with "independent technical experts interviewed by Reuters agreed".

NVIDIA's tweaked GeForce RTX 5090D has reportedly been impacted by new US export restrictions, and now under a "full sales ban" in China, with no more RTX 5090D cards to see the light of day in China.

In some new reports on Board Channels picked up by @HXL on X, US government regulations preventing NVIDIA from making faster and more advanced GPUs available in China saw the company tweaking its gaming and AI GPUs, releasing the flagship RTX 5090D based on the GB202 GPU and featuring the same 24GB of GDDR7 memory, but with hardware-level limitations on AI inference support, getting around regulatory requirements.

We had rumors from April 2025 that said AIB partners were told by NVIDIA to stop selling the RTX 5090D in China, with a new GPU ban expected, and it seems that is now here.

DOOM: The Dark Ages is just around the corner, and ahead of the official release scheduled for May 15, we have some gorgeous side-by-side images showcasing the graphical fidelity of the new Id Tech 7 engine.

The tech experts over at Digital Foundry have assessed the new screenshots showcasing the difference between Path Tracing and standard ray-traced rasterization. In the above GIF, we can see a big difference between the two graphical modes, with the Path Tracing image showcasing a lot more detail in the reflections, particularly on the ground and around character models.

We can also take notice of the detail that is brought out in objects such as the shield wielded by the Slayer, with the blades around the edges of the shield being a lot more prominent in Path Tracing than in ray-traced rasterization mode. Looking back to the dead sentinels that are on the ground in the middle of the screenshot, we can notice that in the standard ray-traced rasterization image they don't look very "natural" compared to the Path Traced screenshots, where each of the sentinels has its own high detail shadows and reflections off the ground.

Fans of '90s nostalgia, roguelikes, and Windows 98 will be pleased to see these elements mashed together in Desktop Survivors 98, the latest indie title from solo developer Brandon Hesslau.

Desktop Survivors 98, developed by solo indie dev Brandon Hesslau, delivers players to the tranquil meadows of the default Windows 98 homescreen, where you'll utilize solitaire cards, recycle bins, and your trusty cursor to defeat aggressive waves of 2D enemies.

The project draws heavily on late '90s nostalgia, with elements from the old operating system creatively repurposed for wave-based action gameplay. Your cursor is the sole protagonist of the title, and you'll be testing your reflexes, precision, and decision-making through Desktop Survivors 98's many rooms and weapons.

Nintendo has achieved a huge financial milestone, officially reaching a market valuation of $100 billion as of May 6, 2025.

As outlined in global exchanges, Nintendo is now valued at $100.24 billion, with a stock price of $85.81 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. These figures make Nintendo the 7th largest Japanese company in the world, trailing behind global giants like Toyota, Sony, and Mitsubishi.

In that regard, it's expected that Nintendo will quickly surpass Fast Retailing, the holding company for Uniqlo, to take the #6 spot on the Japanese company index. Nintendo has achieved a 44.9% increase in market capitalisation since 2024, with numbers continuing to climb as the company approaches the June 5 launch of the Switch 2.

The release of the Nintendo Switch 2 is still a month away, and we are beginning to hear how big third-party titles will be arriving on Nintendo's next-generation console.

Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws is headed to the Nintendo Switch 2 and now we are hearing through retailers the game will be arriving in the form of a Game Key card, and not a physical cartridge that contains the entire game. In fact, the physical cartridge in the Star Wars Outlaws box won't contain any data at all, with players being required to perform a "full download" of the title via the internet to access the game.

For those who don't know, the Switch 2 is ushering in a new way for third-party publishers to get their games on the new system, called Game Key Cards. These cards, while physical, will not contain any of the game files on the card itself. Instead, they will act as an activation key for the respective game. Once the game is activated, it will begin downloading. Why has Nintendo gone this route? Multiple reasons. The first is to enable publishers to save on buying expensive high-capacity game cartridges, which may not be entirely filled by the game that is loaded onto them.

After years of it being a possibility, Elon Musk's Starbase facility in Texas is now an official city after residents of the area approved the decision.

The Starbase facility is located on the southern tip of Texas and is where Elon Musk's space-faring company, SpaceX, operates its rocket launches/development. The ruling to turn Starbase into an official city came after residents voted to incorporate a patch of land as a new municipality in an election held on Saturday. Out of the 283 eligible voters, the majority are SpaceX employees, with 212 votes in favor of the decision and six opposing it.

As for the size of the new city, Starbase's jurisdiction will be about 1.6 square miles, have its own local government, a mayor, two commissioners, taxation, and other local infrastructure. The first mayor of the city will be Bobby Peden, a SpaceX vice president.

When NVIDIA formally announced the GeForce RTX 5060 Series, it provided an in-depth look at the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (starting from $379) while also confirming that the mainstream GeForce RTX 5060 (starting from $299) was on track for a May 2025 launch.

With the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti now out in the wild - check out our reviews here - rumors are pointing to the RTX 5060 launching on May 19, which is when Computex 2025 kicks off in Taipei. Outside of a potential GeForce RTX 5050, the RTX 5060 could be the final discrete desktop RTX Blackwell launch for 2025, until a potential SUPER refresh sometime in 2026.

As the successor to the GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 4060, it's also poised to become the best-selling model in the GeForce RTX 50 Series lineup.

Apple is slated to make room for its foldable iPhone by delaying the launch of next year's iPhone, the regular iPhone 18.

A new report from The Information has claimed Apple is about to shake up its release schedule for its iPhones, with the publication writing the Cupertino company is planning to release its first foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 line-up, specifically the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Air. Those devices are slated to be released in the fall of 2026. But what about the regular iPhone 18? The Information writes Apple could delay the launch of the regular iPhone 18 until spring of 2027, which, if true, will have many benefits for the company.

Delaying the launch of the regular iPhone 18 will enable Apple to emphasize its two new ambitious devices: the iPhone 18 Air and the iPhone Fold. The delay of the regular iPhone 18 would also put some focus on the higher-end iPhone models, which will be the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. So, what can users expect out of Apple's first foldable device? The specifications for the highly anticipated iPhone Fold are as follows: a box-style form factor, similar to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, a 5.49-inch outer screen, and a 7.76-inch foldable display.

Earlier today, Microsoft announced that Gears of War: Reloaded, a remaster of the first game in the series, is coming to consoles and PCs, including the PlayStation 5. Naturally, the media (including one of our stories) has focused on Microsoft bringing one of its biggest 'exclusives' to PlayStation consoles and how Gears of War paves the way for Halo to cross over into the land of Sony hardware.

However, one part of the announcement is interesting and indicative of Microsoft's new direction for its Xbox gaming business. Per the headline over at Xbox Wire, "Gears of War: Reloaded Comes to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, PlayStation 5 and Steam in Summer 2025." Microsoft now refers to a Windows 11 PC, the Xbox App, and PC Game Pass as the 'Xbox PC' platform.

This could be chalked up to marketing, which ties into the company's recent everything in an Xbox campaign. Still, it does signal that this is how Microsoft will refer to its various Xbox gaming platforms going forward. Xbox Series X|S for consoles, Xbox Cloud Gaming for streaming on multiple devices, and Xbox PC for playing games via the Xbox App or PC Game Pass on a Windows PC, laptop, or gaming handheld.

Skype has officially shut down after being one of the primary services people used to connect with each other for a staggering 23 years.

While Skype wasn't at the forefront of video calling services for those 23 years, it absolutely led the charge at the beginning of the rise of video calling. Skype was originally founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who created the service to offer free phone calls over the internet, which later turned into video calls and a private messaging service.

Leading the charge of video calling over the internet, Skype had approximately 300 million users at one point, attracting eBay as a buyer in 2005, which purchased the company for $2.6 billion. Skype was later sold to a group of investors in 2009, and then to Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Unfortunately for the legacy video calling service, popularity began to dwindle as more competition arose, and the final nail in the coffin was the beginning of the pandemic, when millions of people around the world flocked to services such as Zoom, WhatsApp, Slack, and Microsoft's own Teams for communication.

Ubisoft has shared the latest patch notes for Assassins Creed: Shadows Title Update 1.0.4, which introduces some new story content, improvements to the in-game codex, and a long list of bug fixes for the title.

The update comes as part of the game's year 1 roadmap, with 1.0.4 releasing as planned in early May.

As posted to the game's official subreddit, the update's headliner is the story DLC "The Works of Luis Frost," which throws gamers into an encounter with Luis Frois, providing players with a chance to "help an old friend." The mission will be available by heading to Azuchi, where Luis can be located south of the Merchants' Quarters. The quest becomes available after players complete Yasuke's "The Path He Walks."

NVIDIA is reportedly working on a new H30 AI GPU for the Chinese market, with rumors suggesting it'll be using GDDR memory and not HBM memory.

In a new post on X from insider @Jukanlosreve, supply chain sources teased: "on the other hand, NVIDIA is preparing a China-specific version of the B30, which uses GDDR instead of HBM -- similar to the previous L40S. However, it is still uncertain whether it will be released".

Not much to go on at all, but it is an interesting thought: NVIDIA replacing the higher-speed, higher-end HBM memory for GDDR memory (which is getting faster and faster, with the likes of GDDR7 launching on its GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs).

ASUS has already released a wide range of GeForce RTX 50 Series models, from the more affordable Prime series to the premium TUF Gaming line-up and the new flagship ROG Astral beasts. With the increased popularity of white-colored components and PC gaming builds in recent years, there's some good news for those eyeing an ASUS GPU - the company is finally releasing its first pair of white GeForce RTX 5070 Series graphics cards.

The product pages for the ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 White OC Edition and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti White OC Edition are now live, and if you're a fan of the all-white aesthetic, they do look pretty cool. The all-white TUF Gaming design is especially impressive as ASUS's revamped TUF Gaming design for the latest GeForce RTX and Radeon RX GPUs transforms the model into a futuristic piece of sci-fi hardware.

ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti White OC Edition is a triple-fan GPU with a 3.125-slot design built with 'military-grade' components and an out-of-the-box OC mode Boost Clock speed of 2610 MHz, which is notably higher than the reference spec of 2452 MHz. It's also one of ASUS's GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs with five output ports - 3 x DisplayPort 2.1b and 2 x HDMI 2.1b.